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iMovie: adding background music - so it goes

  • Dec 03, 2025
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Without the atmospheric music of any movie is only half as exciting! How to add in iMovie, simply background music to your projects, we will explain in this practical tip.

iMovie: background music by Drag-and-Drop to add

In iMovie , you can easily make your own movies with a suitable background music to paint: drag the desired track easily by Drag and Drop in your project...
  1. Open the iMovie, the iMovie project in which you want to add music.
  2. Then, in the Finder, locate the music file to your movie.
  3. You drag the file with Drag-and-Drop it into iMovie and place them in the gray area after the last Clip in your project.
  4. Your background music is added to the beginning of your movie, and with a green Block in the project window, as shown.
  5. Your Film should be a project for longer than the music, added a title, you can add Drag-and-Drop to other tracks by repeating steps 1 to 3.
Insert background music.

The background music in iMovie, to adjust

  1. To change the Start - and endpoint of the background music, click on the small Gear at the front end of the inserted piece of music, and select from the Drop-Down menu to trim the entry "Clip".
  2. In the event window, you can now move the Start and end of your tune until you are satisfied with the result.
  3. Finally, click the top right of the event window, click "Finish".
  4. Now it says invite friends and Popcorn provide.
Background music, trimming.
How to get your movies in iMovie with amazing Slow - and Fast-Motion effects to spice it up, you will learn in this practical tip.

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1 COMMENTS

Shiela Smith, Thu 06, 2022

Thanks for the information! I'm currently using AceThinker Video Editor to add background music on my vidoes. Whether you want to create a business promotion video, education tutorial, software review, family movie, game video, or others, this video maker definitely won't let you down, as it has offered all the editing features and effects for stunning video creation.

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